Tony Starcer

Tony Starcer

Sergeant Tony Starcer was line mechanic for the 91st Bomb Group, of the VIII Bomber Command, Eighth Army Air Force, based at Bassingbourn, UK in 1942-43. A talented artist, he painted over a hundred pieces of nose art, including the George Petty girl for the Memphis Belle.


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